The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-10-12
TWO IRISH PATRIOTS.
sir Thomas Grattnn Esmonde ard Arthur
0'Connor in New York.
Especial in PHILADELPHIA Times

New YORK, October :}--Sir Thomas
Grattan Esmonde and Arthur O'Co%nnr,
bo.h members Of Parliament arrived here
to-day in the Arizona There was BIZ
delegation Of wel-known Irishmen o.: :Ie
pier to meet them. TLcy were escorted &c
the Hoffman House, where they are to re.
main for a time.
eve are here" said Mr. O'Connor. 'as
the representatives of the Irish people and
of the Irish Parliamentary party, to &c,
knowledge the generous and valuable az:
sistance which our kindred in America lav@
given us at home and 10 explain to then!
that although things lGok gloomy ut the
present, yet they are so filed with hops
that we are justified in asking for coniin
! uance of the support given Us in the pa:l
| from America The Irish people are in
the fight aad will stay il It Until they win.
when do you expect to have :; general
election in Great Britain
From all indications | believe We VIII
have general election next spring. Thc
result will be the complc'e annihiiation CT
the Liberal nionist party, and the return
of Mr. Gladstone to power. If We may
| Judge from the last elections he will have
good working majority Every ;n0n:h
appears to add strength 10 the home rule
movement in England
"Will the Tory government enforce tkI
coercion act in Ireland?'
Now that they are committed 90 Il.
think they will enforce it. The Irish rco
pie have now before them period Of grta
trial and great persecution.
"Will many Of the Irish leaders DC i'm
prisoned?'
Il believe there will be quite numhcl
OF them imprisoned The treatment oi
Mr.. O'Brien is au incident indicative OF the
character of the administration, and Of tE'
mode in which they are prepared to cxer
else the despot:c powers which the cocEc!ol
act has given them.
What policy will the Iri>l! NatioGa
League adopt in the face OF coercion:
They will advocate free speech, th'
right OF public meeting, and combination:
for all legal objects.
The details OF the trip Of the Irish pa
triots throughout this country haze no
been settled. They will, however, g tt
Boston after the meeting il this city, visit
ing. also. ether places in Massachusetts,
| From massachusetts they will proceed e
Philadelphia, after which Western triE
will be in order The entire trip, which
will take in Canada as well as the United
States, will occupy about three months.
tErom the Philadelphia Times, oct.5)
Philopatrian Hall was crowded last nigh
at the meeting Of the Municipal Council CT
the Irish National League The perfcctine
OF the arrangements for tie reception K
Thomas P. O'Connor and Sir Thomas G.
Esmoude, the agents of Nr. PnrnelL anc
the Home League, was the princ,psi bus
ness before the Council. These distia
guished gentlemen will visit this city or
18th October, in company with the Presi
dent of the League Horticultural Hal
has been engaged for that evening. Il was
thought this hall would be TOO small, anc
the committee was instructed TO engage, il
possible, Association Hall for the same
evening. 1t will be so arranged that wnllt
one Of the gentlemen is speaking at enc
hall the other will be at the other.